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Cycling in Finland

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Get to know Finland

In Finland, located in northern Lapland, you can watch the northern lights that shine on the sky on more than 200 days per year. Nevertheless, night can become day due to its location high up North, as the sun doesn’t set at the end of June / begin of July north of the polar circle. This way, you can flexibly find many bike routes showcasing the beauty of Finnish nature and taking advantage of the country’s geographic factors through the land of 1000 lakes with the bike route planner.  

1,336,051 km

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12,398

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5.2 million

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The best bike routes in Finland

Helsinki-Porvoo
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Margit Markus Moossen
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Helsinki-Porvoo

Cycling route in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

This route has quite long share of cycle path, especially at Helsinki area. Road 170, which this route goes along, is not too busy to ride bike with and pretty straightforward one.
236.2 km
Distance
1,015 m
Ascent
1,016 m
Descent
Pargas south nature path
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Csaba Ortutay
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Pargas south nature path

Cycling route in Pargas, Southwest Finland, Finland

Beautiful route through the countryside of Parainen (Pargas). Plenty of nature to see. Not much traffic as it goes mostly via rural roads. Around 50% paved and 50% hard packed dirt road. Perfect for touring bikes, maybe ok for road bikes too.
32.5 km
Distance
393 m
Ascent
393 m
Descent
Route to LĂĄngvik, Kirkkonummi
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Timo Liuska
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Route to LĂĄngvik, Kirkkonummi

Cycling route in Kilo, Uusimaa, Finland

39.6 km
Distance
195 m
Ascent
189 m
Descent
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Pyöräily Kuhmo-Vuokatti-Sotkamo-Kuhmo
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Kari Tolonen
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Pyöräily Kuhmo-Vuokatti-Sotkamo-Kuhmo

Cycling route in Kuhmo, Kainuu, Finland

Pyöräily 26.08.2023  
158.7 km
Distance
1,021 m
Ascent
1,021 m
Descent

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Highlights

  • The Ă…land islands are relatively small and can comfortably be explored by bike. Good ferry services make island hopping easier and there are many camping sites on the islands.
  • The coastal route starts in Finland’s former capital, Turku, and leads along the flat west coast through idyllic villages and charming cities up to Oulu at the Gulf of Bothnia (955 kilometres).
  • The VIA FINLANDIA from Helsinki over Tampere to Vaasa is 596 kilometres long in total and leads through a number of different landscapes. You can find numerous lakes, quiet waters and hilly forest and agricultural landscapes in the South. The route slowly calms in the northern part of the route and the landscape is characterised by the wide, flat land.

Tips

  • Visit an original Finnish sauna after an exhausting bike tour.
  • Finland’s climate is continental with relatively warm summers and cold winters.
  • Despite the rains, summer is the best time to visit Finland as the long daylight gives travelling cyclists a lot of leeway in their organisation of time. In August, it starts getting cooler as the days grow shorter again.

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